July 3rd, 20213213This review of Star Wars The High Republic: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott may contain minor spoilers. The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott is the follow up to Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, the book that kicked off The High Republic era of storytelling. Light of the Jedi had to accomplish a lot in the way of world-building and...
March 17th, 2020099This review of the novelization and audiobook for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will contain spoilers for some of the expanded content. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker marks the end for the 40-plus year journey of the sweeping Skywalker Saga. Whether you were satisfied with how the saga wrapped up, or were less so, it's probably...
November 5th, 2019068This review of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn (book and audiobook) by Rebecca Roanhorse may contain minor spoilers. The latest in the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Resistance Reborn, written by Rebecca Roanhorse (with audiobook read by Marc Thompson). It's a bridge between the events of The Last Jedi and The Rise of...
September 11th, 20180154This is a spoiler-free review of the audiobook presentation of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The review of the expanded edition of the novelization by Mur Lafferty can be found here. I don't typically listen to a lot of audiobooks, but when I was presented with the opportunity to review the audiobook presentation of Solo: A Star Wars Story,...
July 11th, 20180285The poster for the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition of features Padme on Batuu, as does an all-new excerpt from the book, scheduled for release July 24. There is also an accompanying audio clip, narrated by Marc Thompson, which can be heard on StarWars.com. Check out the poster and read the excerpt below: In the...
June 25th, 20180335StarWars.com has published a new excerpt form the upcoming release by Timothy Zahn. Alliances is a follow-up to the 2016 release, Thrawn. There is also a preview of the audiobook narrated by Marc Thompson and a look at the exclusive cover featuring Anakin Skywalker and Thrawn that will be available at San Diego Comic Con. You can...
April 22nd, 20170199Well, Mr. Zahn, welcome to the new canon!!! We have been waiting for you. This week the grass is a little greener and the sky is a little bluer, as our Legends/Expanded Universe writing hero, Timothy Zahn has taken his place at the Canon table. What better way to enter the new timeline than to bring an old iconic friend with you!...
March 5th, 2017097Wow! I just finished Aftermath: Empire's End by Chuck Wendig. I feel as though I have been on a rollercoaster ride with out a seatbelt! I had so much fun listening to this audiobook. Even though this book had a beastly listening time of 16 hours, it was so worth it. I have to be completely transparent and say right up front that I was...
July 23rd, 20160107 Fortunately for me, Dan Z has provided a wonderful review of Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath: Life Debt, which you can read here. That leaves my task at hand to discuss Marc Thompson’s reading of this novel and the production value of the audiobook itself. In full disclosure, I have not listened to an audiobook in many years, so this...
October 2nd, 20151498 The Original Trilogy is getting a second look from a new angle through the eyes of readers who may not necessarily be familiar with the stories of Luke, Leia, Darth Vader, Han, Lando, Chewbacca and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. Published by Disney Lucasfilm Press and Listening Library, the three volumes ape the original trilogy...
